Egg-carrier.



E. A. DIETERIGH. EGG CARRIER.. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1l, 1913.

1,074,415.' Patented sept. 30, 1913.

i 'ED STTS PATE f f lIED'W'ARD A. DITRICH, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

- EGG-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

4 Appliation med March 14, l1913. serial iva/7.545227.

To a?? whom it may concern: A

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. DIETE- mcrr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of Nerv York, borough 'of the Bronx,in the county and State 'of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedEgg-Carrier, of which the following` cells and flexible means foryieldingl)T sus?` pending the eggs one'within a cell.

A. practical embodlment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part 'of this specification, in whichsimilar characters .of reference .indicate corresponding parts/1n theviews.

Figure l is a plan vieivl of'the 'egg carrier,

part of the. cover being broken out; Fig. 2 is an enlarged crosssectionof a portion of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewof one corner of the egg carrier with the cover removed; and; Fig. 4 isa'perspective view of one end of the egg-carryin`g tube.

` The egg carrier shown in the drawings 'is in the form of aboX A havingtwenty-four cells each adapted to contain an egg, but it is evident thatthe box may contain more or less cells, and the carrier may be in the`form of a crate or boX having tiers of cells.V

The box A is adapted to be closed by a removable cover B and the boX isprovidedAv with longitudinal and transverse partitions, C D so as toform cells arranged in longitudinal rows. The front and rear of theboXare provided at their inner faces Wit-h ver'- tically-disposedcorrugationsE and similar corrugations E arev arranged on the faces ofthe longitudinal partitions C to provide; vertical guideways for remvably' holding the partitions D in place, as plainlyindi catedin Figs.-1 and 3.r By engaging the artitionsD with the-different corrugationsmdividual cells can be made of more or iess length to--suitithe lengthof the eggs to rial the tube being fixed at vone end F to b cover B isplaced in box'. The end F2 of t etubeF is prefer=`l-` T each row ofVcells .extends-'a1 Vone vend Grof the bon A, and the other end F2 ofthe' tube F isjadapted to be engaged With-a Vshaped clamping slet Gformed in the other end G2 of the box A so as to hold the tube Fstretched Within the row of cells. Each of thepartitions D is pro- Dsomewhat less in diameter than the diameter of the eggs tov be carriedso that when the eggs are in position in the tube, one at-.eaeh cell,then the tube is contracted at the Apartit-ions owing to the tubepassing through the reduced openings D so that the eggs are securelyheld against longitudinal movement in the tube and are held suspendtheinnerysurfaces Yof thecells. In using 4the device thepartitions D areremoved from their guideways, and the end F 2 of the'tube F is helddetached from the vided at or near its middle With an opening i vedWithin the cells'without contacting With slot'lGrl to permit of fillingone egg into the tube, preferably .througha slot F3 formed 'inealrtheend AThis egg is pushed along 'the tube luntil it yis close to thefsideG ofthe 4bon A, and fthenjthe; rst'f artition D is threadedonto theend'Fzo thev tube and pushed' along the tube untilvvithin a shortdistance of the egg in the tube, after which the partition D is insertedin the correspond-y ing corrugat-ions E, E. The second egg is now passedinto the tube and pushed for- Ward to Within a short distance of thein-- serted partitionD, and then thesecond partition D is threaded'onthe tubeF and pushed forward thereon to Within a'jshort distancefoii thesecond egg, and'then this second partition is engaged With ,thecorrugations E. 4AThis operation is repeated-until the desired number ofeggs. for one row are.

filled into the boX together With the'partitions D. When this has beendone .the en d.

F2 of the tube F is drawn firmly into the Y' tion in thev row of cells.`

slot Gr to hold the tube F in stretched condi- The above describedoperationis repeated" in connection with each of 'the tubes so that thedesirednumber of eggs are suspended within the cells of .the box, andthen the osition to close the longitudinal partition C as Well as thefront and back of the box, and the upper corners of the partitions D arecut out as at D3 to lit the said reinforcingbars I.

The box constructed in the manner described is exceedingly strong anddurable,

and by suspending the eggs Within the indi-l vidual cells Ibythe use ofa tube of a flexible material, it is evident that the eggs are notliable to be broken Whilev in transit especially When forwarded byparcel post.

In practice the bottom of the box as Well as the cover B are providedWith corrugations registering with the corrugations E so that the lowerand upper -ends of the parti-- tions D t into the said bottom and covercorrugations to aid in securely holding the partitions in place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An egg carrier, comprising a box having a slot in one end andprovided' with partitions `dividingl it into a plurality of cells, eachpartitionhaving an oiening therein, a cover for the box, a tube ofexible material threaded through the openings of the partitions andadapted to contain the eggs, one-in each cell, said tube lbeing se-'cured to one end of the box and having its other end passedthrough theslot of the box, and a cord secured to the projecting end of the tubeand Wrapped around the box and its cover. f i f 2. Anegg carrier,comprising a box -having a removable cover andA provided along the innerfaces of the sides with verticallydisposed corrugations, transversepartitions removably held in the corrugations and having centralopenings and cut-out corners, stiiening rods on the bottom and sides ofthe box andtting the cnt-out portions of the bottom corners 4ofthe'partiti'ons, and stiii'ening rods in thecover and fitting into thetop cut-'out corners of the partitions.

In'testimony'whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

EDVARD A. DIETERICH.

Witnesses: i

` THEO. Gr; Hos'rER,

PHILIB D. ROLLHAUS.l

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